Company admonished by WIPO panel for cybersquatting filing. A Netherlands company that uses the domain 123inkt.nl to sell ink products has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain 123ink.com. Inkt is Dutch for ... Continue Reading1 Comment
More cybersquatting cases but fewer domains at WIPO in 2018
· Policy & LawFilings up but number of domains down at largest UDRP organization. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has issued its annual release about how many cybersquatting cases it heard under UDRP and similar policies. WIPO's headline says ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO panel says Celgene tried to mislead it in cybersquatting claim
· Policy & LawPanel says Celgene left important communications out of filing. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name ... Continue Reading3 Comments
CEAT tire company fabricated evidence, panel determines
· Policy & LawPanel says that tire company submitted "clearly fabricated" evidence. Indian tire company CEAT (short for Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino) has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name CEATE.com. The company ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Company tries to hijack PlugandPlay.com domain name
· Policy & LawVenture capital and accelerator company tries to get PlugAndPlay.com through cybersquatting dispute. A California company has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking of the domain name PlugAndPlay.com. Plug & Play, LLC, a ... Continue Reading4 Comments
BTSA.com: Cybersquatting or RDNH? You decide.
· Policy & LawWIPO panelist makes a questionable decision. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Warwick A. Rothnie has determined that the owner of BTSA.com is cybersquatting and that the domain should be transferred to BTSA Biotecnologias Aplicadas, ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Defunct app maker hit with reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawApp maker files UDRP and then shuts down its business. The maker of a now-defunct app called Yish has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Yish.com. The company used various domain names including ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Gesab, S.A. tries to reverse domain name hijack DeskWall.com
· Policy & LawPanelist says Complainant knew or (should have known) that it couldn't prove registration and use in bad faith. Gesab, S.A., a company in Barcelona that sells a product called DeskWall, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking by ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Reverse domain name hijacking (even with no response)
· Policy & LawPanelist finds Mister Auto SAS filed complaint in abuse of policy despite domain name owner not responding. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Mister Auto SAS in France guilty of reverse domain name hijacking for the domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Crypto World Journal tries to reverse domain name hijack CWJ.com
· Policy & LawCompany goes after valuable domain name that was registered before it existed. Crypto World Journal Inc, which operates a news site about cryptocurrency and blockchain, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to ... Continue Reading6 Comments